Get It Up

"Get It Up" is a song by The Time, from their 1981 debut album, and is their debut single. Like most of the album, the song was recorded in Prince's home studio in April 1981, and was produced, arranged, composed and performed by Prince with Morris Day later adding his lead vocals. Revolution keyboardist Doctor Fink provided synth solos on the track, uncredited.

The funk-pop number relies on synthesizers and contains numerous solos throughout the song. The song's propelled by a strong bass line and contains live drums and handclaps. A raunchy guitar solo provides a rock element to the funky track. "Get It Up" is basically an ode to sex and Day's attempts to get some. Prince's vocals are very apparent in the song, both in the background and the lead at times.

"Get It Up" was only released as a 7" single with the poppy "After Hi School" as its B-side. "After Hi School", while not an outstanding effort was composed by Dez Dickerson and is perhaps the strongest pop effort on the album. The full version of "Get It Up" was later a B-side for the 12" single of "Ice Cream Castles" in 1984. "Get It Up" is one of The Time's more popular numbers, and a live version of the song recorded at the House of Blues in 1998 was included on Morris Day's 2004 album, It's About Time where it segues into "777-9311".

Get It Up (Aerosmith song)

"Get It Up" is a song by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Written by lead singer Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry, the song was released in 1978 as the third and final single from their album Draw the Line. The single also included "Milk Cow Blues" as a B-side. The single failed to break into the singles chart. The guitar is noted for its usage of slide guitar. The single had a reference to the next track on the album, "Bright Light Fright". The song was played occasionally by the band during the Aerosmith Express Tour from 1977-1978 in support of the Draw the Line album.

Critical reception

In a 1979 issue of Rolling Stone, Aerosmith's then-manager David Krebs commented on the state of the band's commercial performance, saying "...the essence of Aerosmith's lyrics...has always been a positive, macho sexuality...Draw the Line wasn't like that. You know the song 'Get It Up'? The lyrics really say 'Can't get it up.' Kids who are stoned and having sexual relationships don't want to hear 'Can't get it up.'" In a retrospective review for Ultimate Classic Rock, Sterling Whitaker cited the song as an example of a Draw the Line track that "should-have-been-great-but-not-quite", saying that it "featured important elements of the classic Aerosmith sound, but somehow didn't catch fire." Biographer Richard Bienstock called it a "limp funk workout".

Get It

Get It may refer to:

  • Get It (Dave Edmunds album), 1977
  • Get It (X-Sinner album), 1989
  • "Get It" (Havana Brown song), 2011
  • "Get It" (Stevie Wonder song), featuring Michael Jackson, 1987
  • "Get It", a tune by Bud Powell from Swingin' with Bud
  • "Get It", a 2008 song by Dukes of Windsor from Minus
  • "Get It", a 1982 song by Paul McCartney from Tug of War
  • "Get It", a 2006 song by Peaches from Impeach My Bush
  • "Get It", a 2005 song by Styles of Beyond from Fort Minor: We Major
  • "Get It", a 1978 song by Darts
  • Get It (Stevie Wonder song)

    "Get It" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder with a guest vocal by American pop recording artist Michael Jackson. Taken from his 20th studio album Characters, Jackson worked with Wonder eight years earlier for the song "I Can't Help It" for his Off the Wall album, which was written by Wonder and former Supremes member Susaye Greene, while Wonder worked with Jackson on his top-selling Bad album for the song, "Just Good Friends". Prior to "Get It", Jackson sung background vocals along with his brothers on Stevie's 1974 hit "You Haven't Done Nothin'", from his Fulfillingness' First Finale album and also did background vocal work on "All I Do" from the Hotter than July album. The single reached number four on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number eleven on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, while reaching a peak of number 80 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

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    Get It (Havana Brown song)

    "Get It" is a song by Australian DJ and recording artist Havana Brown. It was written and produced by Cassie Davis and Snob Scrilla of production duo More Mega, and was released digitally on 9 September 2011.

    Background and release

    "Get It" was co-written and produced by Cassie Davis and Snob Scrilla of production duo More Mega, who had worked on Havana Brown's previous single "We Run the Night". In an interview with Jonathon Moran of the Daily Telegraph, Brown described the central theme of the track as a: "feel-good, party song... about going out there and having a good time", likening it to a "Las Vegas anthem". "Get It" was released digitally via iTunes Stores on 9 September 2011, as a non-album single. A digital extended play was also released via iTunes, featuring remixes of "Get It" and the RedOne remix of "We Run the Night". The recording debuted and peaked on the ARIA Singles Chart at number 38 on 25 September 2011. "Get It" also appeared on the ARIA Dance Singles Chart, peaking at number six.

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    Get It Up

    by: The Time

    Get it up, get ready for a real good time. I'm gonna try to blow your mind.
    Can't you see? You and me. It sounds so nasty.
    Get it up, let your hair hang down. We could fool around.
    Don't you know? I want you so. Make me happy.
    Get it up, there's nothin' wrong. We're freakin' all night long.
    Me and you. We need a groove. It feels good, do it.
    Get it up, leave your cares behind. Let me try to find.
    Find the spot. That gets you hot. Let me do ya.
    What time is it?
    Get it up, get ready for a real good time. I'm gonna try to blow your mind.
    Can't you see? You and me. It sounds so nasty.
    Get it up, let your body drip. Let me take you on a trip.
    Can't you see? You're killin' me. You're so freaky.
    Get it up. Get it up. I'll work you all night.
    Get it up. Get it up. All night.




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